Suicide classification - Clues and their use: A study of 122 cases of suicide and undetermined manner of death

Forensic Science International

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 136-140

  Lindqvist, P ^a   Gustafsson, L ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism; Autopsy; Classification; Death certificate; Forensic medicine; Manner of death; Suicide; Undetermined manner of death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMERSION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 0037190154     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00188-3     Document Type: Article

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